The second came near midfield late in the third quarter as Scheelhaase tried to rally the Illini. Mauti's pick instead set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Zwinak with 14:03 left in the game that sealed the win.

Illinois Coach Tim Beckman simply said 'they 'have to get better.'

"As we spoke to them in the locker room, it's time to step up, see what you're all about, and move forward," he said. "We've got to. That's one of the things that we've got to do as a football team, and as a coaching staff. We can't turn the football over, we've got to move the football better, we've got to tackle, and do the things that we feel are necessary for us to be successful. We're just not getting those done the last two weeks."